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St. Nicholas Street, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 2HF

St Nicholas Street was once the principal commercial street. In this view can be seen the HSBC bank in palazzo style of the mid 19th century and beyond that another former bank also of the palazzo style which started life as the Town Hall. the building under scaffolding at the very end is at the corner with Newborough and was Woodall, Hebden & Co's bank, now Barclays by Henry Wyatt. The premises now occupied by Marks & Spencer were occupied by Solomon Theakston at 19th century Scarborough Institution though what you see today is a replica dating from the 1980s. There is a heritage trail plaque in the entrance.

Detail of a heritage trail plaque in the St Nicholas Street entrance to Marks & Spencer's shop.

This shop is on the site of the house where (Sir) Edward Harland, founder of Harland & Wolff shipyard, was born.

Note the 'social distancing' banner.

The red brick, Jacobean style Town Hall as seen from the South Sands.

Civic society plaque marking the birthplace of Sir Edward Harland. He went on to found the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. The site of the house where he was born is now occupied by a Marks & Spencer store

This is the window display in a photographer's studio where tourists can be photographed in sepia tones wearing outfits from a bygone era.

Waterhouse Lane is a narrow lane which runs behind Newborough to its north. The backs of shops on Newborough can be seen on the right. Waterhouse Lane is named after it proximity to a huge reservoir, now gone, which served the Old Town. The junction of Newborough and St Thomas Street can be seen through the arch.